Deutsch (crater)
Crater on the Moon
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Deutsch is a lunar impact crater on the far side of the Moon.[2] It lies to the southwest of the larger crater Seyfert. About one crater to the east-northeast is Polzunov.[3]
Oblique Apollo 16 mapping camera image (facing northwest) | |
| Coordinates | 24.1°N 110.5°E |
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| Diameter | 24.35 km (15.13 mi)[1] |
| Depth | Unknown |
| Colongitude | 250° at sunrise |
| Eponym | Armin J. Deutsch |
This crater has a relatively low, eroded rim that is heavily damaged along the southeastern section. This portion is overlain by Deutsch F along the east and Deutsch L to the south, with an irregular region between these two formations. The interior floor of Deutsch is relatively level, but is marked by a number of small impacts.[4]: 47 A ray from Giordano Bruno to the north-northwest passes along the western edge of Deutsch.
This crater is named after Armin Joseph Deutsch (1918–1969), an American astronomer and science-fiction author.[5] Its designation was officially adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 1970.[1]